CVE-2026-42403

Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-01 09:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-42403

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42403

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42403

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

neethi

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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